REFLECTION: Clueless preaching about the Samaritan woman misses the point

by Christine Schenk, NCR

Last Sunday the Gospel about Jesus and the Samaritan woman (John 4:5-42) was proclaimed at my parish. (We used the reading from Year A since we have six people entering the church. Other parishes may have used the Year C Gospel, Luke 13:1-9).

This reading overflows with good news that “true worship” is not found in any building or cult but in the hearts of believers who worship God “in Spirit and in Truth.”